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Crook County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crook County is 155.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 144 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Rail grade crossing (40), Brownfield property (20). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 44.1052, -120.3221.

How this county ranks in Oregon

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Crook County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	8.7	4.1	2.12xSignificant	5 to 14.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	9	4.6	1.96xSignificant	5.2 to 15	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14	11.3	1.24x	9.6 to 20.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.3	23.8	1.19x	21.2 to 37.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.3	13	1.18x	8.8 to 24.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.7	18.7	1.16x	15.5 to 29.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.3	30.2	1.14x	27 to 43.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	155.3	143.2	1.08x	138.6 to 173.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.9	51.8	1.08x	46.2 to 67.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	9.5 to 21.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466	453.4	1.03x	434.3 to 499.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	11.7 to 26.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.8	14.5	0.95x	8.7 to 21.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.8	17.9	0.94x	11.3 to 24.4	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Crook County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,740.1	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	73.5	59.8	+23%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	126.7	96.9	+31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.5	28.6	-46%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.97 per million
Naphthalene4.33 per million
Acetaldehyde2.88 per million
Pahpom2.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 266 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 28, peak 144.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

144 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Rail grade crossing40
Brownfield property20
Public airport9
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Heliport3
Solar power plant3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Prineville Stp, Prineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009817074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lexington Manufacturing, Prineville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Prineville - Davidson Park (PDP), Prineville
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 410130100 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.8
Lexington Manufacturing, Prineville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lexington Manufacturing, Prineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000488794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Valley Environmental Llc, Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071655068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Loren Berg Chevrolet, Prineville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335822 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Whetstone Landfill, Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038698219 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sarad Property, Prineville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039533920 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Arco Station (H-32), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060896703 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Auto Junkyard (B-24), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060896749 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Automotive Repair Shop (O-53), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060896758 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Avison Lumber, Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060896794 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Blue Mountain Ranchers, Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060896883 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Gas Station (P-38), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060896972 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Msj Constuction (H-2), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060897150 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nicolai Morgan Nicolai Door Co (K-29), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060897196 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pc Development Inc. (P-4), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060897230 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Skolfield Fuel Co. (K-39), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060897301 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tillamook/ Coast Tire, Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060897347 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Truck & Storage Yard (B-28), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060897392 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Unocal Service Station (P-27), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060963970 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Lot (B-26), Post
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060963989 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Prineville Texaco Property, Prineville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967124 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tom Mccall Industrial Park, Prineville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967145 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Crook County

Oregon state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Crook County, and their findings.
Oregon vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Oregon health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Oregon environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Oregon drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

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